Our Pastor

Pastor Gavin Croft

Pastor Gavin Croft has been pastoring our church since the summer of 2018. He was born and raised in Lakeland and met his wife, Kristina, at WMBC where they attended as children. He has been serving in full-time ministry since 2005. It is his desire to preach the Gospel to the glory of God and bring hope to the hopeless in our community. Pastor Gavin was ordained in 2008 and has a Bachelor’s degree in Ministerial Leadership with a concentration in Biblical Studies from Southeastern University. He is a bi-vocational pastor and works outside the church full-time as a Behavior Specialist in a school clinic for traumatized middle/ high school students with special needs. Pastor Gavin and Kristina have been married for over 21 years and have six children - -Savanna, Samuel, Gracie, Gideon, Piper, and Zoe. Savanna has graduated and the rest of the children are currently homeschooled.